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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Albany Technical College

If you are interested in studying Heavy Equipment Maintenance, consider the program at Albany Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Albany Technical College is located in Albany, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 15 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were granted at Albany Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Albany Technical College

Many students take online classes at Albany Technical College. Among 2,719 students, 1,495 (55%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 687 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Albany Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Albany Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#6 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#12 of 12
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#20 of 49
Best Value	Nationwide	#37 of 127
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#45 of 46
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#113 of 124

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Albany Technical College

Those who finish Albany Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$56,193
2 years	$39,369
3 years	$45,686
4 years	$43,339
5 years	$53,938

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Albany Technical College earn a median of $43,339, compared with $30,991 for all Albany Technical College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Albany Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Albany Technical College are 7% women (1) and 93% men (14).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Albany Technical College

Among the 3 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance graduates at Albany Technical College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Albany Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Black / African American	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Albany Technical College, above the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Heavy Equipment Maintenance Concentrations at Albany Technical College

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Albany Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Heavy Equipment Maintenance	7
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	8

Highest-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Graduates of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Albany Technical College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$74,051
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$69,523
Millwrights	$69,067
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$68,487
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$54,995
Rail Car Repairers	$49,359
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$39,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$36,138
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$31,702

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.